New Orleans, LA Climate in April

Temperature for April

In New Orleans, LA during April the average high temperature is 78.9°F. The hottest day on record was April 22, 1987 when the temperature hit 91.9°F.

New Orleans, LA daily average and extreme temperature range for April

Low Temperature

During April the overnight temperature drops to an average of 59.3°F, with the lowest temperature of 34.0°F being recorded on April 8, 1971. In April it has never frozen overnight.

Precipitation for April

In April the average monthly rainfall in New Orleans, LA is 3.25 inches with rain usually falling on between 8 and 9 days.
1947 was the driest April with only 0.00 inches of rain falling,
and 1973 was the wettest April with 35.08 inches of rain.
The wettest single day in April was 15 April 1973 when 10.63 inches of rain fell.

In April it usually snows on between 0 and 1 days. There are thunderstorms on between 3 and 4 days in April.

Month Summary

Information

The climate summary for this page is based on data from the Global Summary of the Day and is based on weather observations between October 1945 through to December 2012 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, New Orleans, Louisiana .